Google Japan's absurdly long stick keyboard is actually real

pcgamer.com:

Hey you! You with the short keyboard! Look how short your keyboard is! Look and weep. — Google, probably.

Google has released a new keyboard with a unique take on ergonomic design. Rather than group the keys up in stacked rows like we're used to, this keyboard cleverly places all the keys in a line from left to right. It makes for a stick shaped board that's 1,650 mm long, sporting all the keys you'd see on a normal keyboard positioned in series. 

In a delightful video from Google Japan(opens in new tab), (spotted by Tom's Hardware(opens in new tab)) you can see this new design in action as well as have the rational explained to you in increasingly unhinged methods. First it explains that it's far easier to find the key you're looking for when they're all lined up, as you only have to look along one axis instead of two, but it just gets weirder from there. You see, not only can this new board serve as a keyboard, but it also gives you a very handy stick that can be useful in a wide range of scenarios. 

The GBoard stick is described as «wide enough for a cat to walk across,» but also explains that a cat is far less likely to snooze on this long contraption, and that its form makes it far easier to clean in one swipe. The height is also noted to be a «comfortable thickness.» and it can support up to three t-shirts if supported at both ends, all of which is equally important to note. Though it does make me wary about using it as a walking stick as shown in the video.

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A wonderful whimsical joke though this may be, you can actually get